..Rarely have Geographic Information Systems (GIS) been used to inform community-based outreach and intervention planning. This study sought to identify community settings most likely to reach individuals from geographically localized areas...

Sociocultural characteristics and responses to cancer education materials among African American women

Matthew W KreuterHealth Communication Research Laboratory, Department of Community Health, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, MO 63104, USACancer Control 10:69-80. 2003

..01). In this population of women, cultural characteristics appear to moderate responses to tailored health education materials...

..The tailoring of health information can significantly improve the chances the information will be thoughtfully considered and can stimulate prebehavioral changes such as self-assessment and intention...

..Reading and understanding nutrition labels on foods may be an important precursor to dietary change. However, little is known about how nutrition labels are used by consumers and what effect reading labels has on dietary behaviors...

Measuring exposure to health messages in community-based intervention studies: a systematic review of current practices

Disseminating effective health promotion programs from prevention research to community organizations

C A CaburnayHealth Communication Research Laboratory, Department of Community Health, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, USAJ Public Health Manag Pract 7:81-9. 2001

..Louis, Missouri. The authors discuss how one health center successfully adopted this program and provide recommendations for other researchers seeking to disseminate innovative, effective health promotion programs...

..However, studies show physicians are most likely to provide behavioral recommendations to patients who are already sick. Understanding factors that influence physicians' advising decisions can help broaden the reach of these activities...

Unintended effects of emphasizing disparities in cancer communication to African-Americans

..The active and passive spiritual dimensions are distinct from internal and external health locus of control. Further study of their associations with other health-related beliefs and behaviors is warranted...

The use of sociocultural constructs in cancer screening research among African Americans

Anjali D DeshpandeDepartment of Community Health Division of Epidemiology, Saint Louis University School of Public Health, St Louis, Missouri, USACancer Control 16:256-65. 2009

..However, these studies vary widely in how sociocultural constructs are defined and measured, how they are conceived as affecting cancer beliefs, behaviors, and screening, and how they are applied in interventions...

Perceptions of neighborhood environment for physical activity: is it "who you are" or "where you live"?

..Because the local newspaper can be especially influential in smaller communities, strategies are needed to help reporters and editors in these settings provide more and better coverage of health behavior-related stories...

..To determine the effects of physician gender on rates of Pap testing, mammography, and cholesterol testing when identifying and adjusting for demographic, psychosocial, and other patient variables known to influence screening rates...

Disparities by race and ethnicity in cancer survivor stories available on the web

..Increasing the specificity of terminology and methods in social environmental research on health will enable more systematic inquiry and accelerate the rate of scientific discovery in this important area...

..However, this difference was not observed among those receiving generic information. Findings support the use of office-based tailored injury prevention education as a component of routine well-child care...